Sprinklers are coming in, I can't tell if they are going to add speakers along this area yet, Subwoofers please ;) this...
Posted by Knott's Network on Saturday, April 9, 2016
Saturday, April 9, 2016
With trees and sprinklers going in the old Riptide spot, don't expect a new ride anytime soon
Friday, April 8, 2016
Yesterland: Knott's Berry Farm Then & Then & Now
When I visited Knott’s Berry Farm in 2010, I brought along some historic photos from the Knott’s Berry Farm Collection of the Orange County Archives. I took photos of the same spots.
Six years have passed. This week, I returned to those spots.
Read the rest at Yesterland
Six years have passed. This week, I returned to those spots.
Read the rest at Yesterland
Monday, April 4, 2016
Cedar Fair writes a new book
“Each of our parks has their own story to tell, their own personalities and experiences,” Semmelroth says. “We had to understand and define each park’s identity, and what their brand promise is going to be to their market.”
Knott’s Berry Farm’s promise, Semmelroth discovered, is to provide a unique Southern California experience for its guests, “where fun comes easy.”
“We had definitely lost our identity out there. Folks didn’t know what we were anymore, and they stopped going,” she says of Knott’s, which joined the Cedar Fair system in 1997 and is approaching its centennial in 2020. “It’s not a thrill park, necessarily—this one is more about celebrating California’s roots.”
In 2013 and 2014, Knott’s didn’t install any flashy new roller coasters. Instead, it lovingly refurbished its classic log flume and mine ride, while also spending time and money on various beautification projects throughout the park. 2015’s “Voyage to the Iron Reef” dark ride was the capper, an immersive, interactive experience whose story was built around the park’s iconography. All of these improvements came straight out of the market research, company officials say; it’s likely no coincidence, then, that last year also proved to be Knott’s Berry Farm’s most successful in its history.
“We now know what Knott’s is, and we can stay true to that,” Semmelroth says. “It is Southern California’s theme park, and we just needed to embrace that and be who we were meant to be.”
Knott’s Berry Farm’s promise, Semmelroth discovered, is to provide a unique Southern California experience for its guests, “where fun comes easy.”
“We had definitely lost our identity out there. Folks didn’t know what we were anymore, and they stopped going,” she says of Knott’s, which joined the Cedar Fair system in 1997 and is approaching its centennial in 2020. “It’s not a thrill park, necessarily—this one is more about celebrating California’s roots.”
In 2013 and 2014, Knott’s didn’t install any flashy new roller coasters. Instead, it lovingly refurbished its classic log flume and mine ride, while also spending time and money on various beautification projects throughout the park. 2015’s “Voyage to the Iron Reef” dark ride was the capper, an immersive, interactive experience whose story was built around the park’s iconography. All of these improvements came straight out of the market research, company officials say; it’s likely no coincidence, then, that last year also proved to be Knott’s Berry Farm’s most successful in its history.
“We now know what Knott’s is, and we can stay true to that,” Semmelroth says. “It is Southern California’s theme park, and we just needed to embrace that and be who we were meant to be.”
Read the rest at IAAPA
Riptides old area update! Midway is wider now
Riptides old area update! Midway is wider now :)
Posted by Knott's Network on Monday, April 4, 2016
New guest services
New Guest Services! Im assuming this is Temp, its a little bland inside! Unless Theming is coming later ;)
Posted by Knott's Network on Monday, April 4, 2016
Pan for gold in it's new location!
New Pan For Gold!
Posted by Knott's Network on Monday, April 4, 2016
Activity spotted on the former spot of Knott's volcano
Something coming soon! ;)
Posted by Knott's Network on Sunday, April 3, 2016
Friday, April 1, 2016
Yesterland: Original Gold Mine at Knott's Berry Farm
Gold… real, genuine, honest-to-gosh gold.
Here at Yester Knott’s Berry Farm, there’s a gold mine in the gully next to the only active volcano in Southern California. You can pan for real gold and take home the results of your efforts.
What are you waiting for? Head into the gulch.
Here at Yester Knott’s Berry Farm, there’s a gold mine in the gully next to the only active volcano in Southern California. You can pan for real gold and take home the results of your efforts.
What are you waiting for? Head into the gulch.
Read the rest at Yesterland
Thursday, March 31, 2016
California’s Great America Announces Massive Capital Investment and Retail Project
How long have we heard that California’s Great America doesn’t have anywhere to expand? “The park is landlocked – there’s nowhere for them to go.” And what about, “Cedar Fair doesn’t care about this park – they want to sell it.”
Well, this aught to shut up the naysayers…
In an unprecedented announcement on Wednesday, the park announced that it has applied for a rezoning from the City of Santa Clara, which will allow it to add significantly more attractions with less red tape, intends on purchasing the land on which the park sits on and will build a massive retail and entertainment complex near the front gate of the park.
Read the rest at GreatAmericanThrills
Well, this aught to shut up the naysayers…
In an unprecedented announcement on Wednesday, the park announced that it has applied for a rezoning from the City of Santa Clara, which will allow it to add significantly more attractions with less red tape, intends on purchasing the land on which the park sits on and will build a massive retail and entertainment complex near the front gate of the park.
Read the rest at GreatAmericanThrills
Knott's News: Well this is unexpected. Matt is bringing the kind of ambition Knott's showed in the 90s under Terry Van Gorder. With a 25% attendance boost last year, I'd say its time to bring some of that ambition back. For those who don't remember:
(This makes me miss Robin Hall and how well themed / cohesive everything was back then. Rob Decker needs to keep his hands off of Knott's)
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Wagon Camp progress
Wagon Camp progress! #ghosttown75
Posted by Knott's Network on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Friday, March 25, 2016
A limited edition reprint of the Knott’s Bear-y Tales book is available while supplies last.
A limited edition reprint of the Knott’s Bear-y Tales book is available while supplies last. #BoysenberryFestival pic.twitter.com/H16wyDElwN— Knott's Berry Farm (@knotts) March 24, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
From The Small Screen to the Midway: Video Games and the Next Wave of Dark Rides
“If these attractions are successful, we do believe there could be opportunity to roll them out more broadly to other parks in the Cedar Fair system.” Dieckmann told us. Cedar Fair is making a push to add more interactive dark rides to their parks with the “Amusement Dark” initiative they announced last year. “We have similar theater structures to those being used for these projects at some of our other parks, or they could also be scaled up or down to leverage other preexisting buildings.”
EA has several other popular franchises that could easily find homes at amusement parks, like Dragon Age, a fantasy role playing game series also from BioWare, Titanfall, a sci-fi mech shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment that currently has a sequel in development, or the beloved Sims franchise, developed by Maxis, for another light-hearted family friendly entry. The catalog is certainly deep enough for the partnership to continue and broaden.
“In terms of new digital attraction development, we would certainly consider other properties if we feel there is a good fit,” Dieckmann added. “As discussed earlier, it’s all about matching the right attraction with the right creative concept and franchise.”
Read the rest at Coaster101
Knott's News: I wonder what Dieckmann means when he says Halon Entertainment is building the media for Mass Effect? Halon Entertainment mostly does Previs work (think of it like advanced digital storyboards) and only recently did final cinematics via the in-game engine for XCOM2. Would seem strange to me if they were involved with the final rendered product. I wonder if they're doing it in-game using Frostbite?
Was really pulling for Blur Studios to be involved, as they've got experience with both Mass Effect and digital attractions at theme parks.
EA has several other popular franchises that could easily find homes at amusement parks, like Dragon Age, a fantasy role playing game series also from BioWare, Titanfall, a sci-fi mech shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment that currently has a sequel in development, or the beloved Sims franchise, developed by Maxis, for another light-hearted family friendly entry. The catalog is certainly deep enough for the partnership to continue and broaden.
“In terms of new digital attraction development, we would certainly consider other properties if we feel there is a good fit,” Dieckmann added. “As discussed earlier, it’s all about matching the right attraction with the right creative concept and franchise.”
Read the rest at Coaster101
Knott's News: I wonder what Dieckmann means when he says Halon Entertainment is building the media for Mass Effect? Halon Entertainment mostly does Previs work (think of it like advanced digital storyboards) and only recently did final cinematics via the in-game engine for XCOM2. Would seem strange to me if they were involved with the final rendered product. I wonder if they're doing it in-game using Frostbite?
Was really pulling for Blur Studios to be involved, as they've got experience with both Mass Effect and digital attractions at theme parks.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Go Beyond the Berm to the Boysenberry Festival at Knott's Berry Farm
Last weekend I was invited by Knott's Berry Farm to enjoy the 2016 Boysenberry Festival with my family. The annual event returns March 19 through April 3 this year, adding a "down home food fest" to the spring break season.
I can't remember the last time I visited Knott's Berry Farm – except to run through it during the annual Coaster Run – and I frankly didn't know what to expect. I had a vague awareness that part of the park was closed for refurbishment, and that one of the big roller coasters was closed for an update, but I'm so far out of the Knott's loop that I'd need a map, and the company of some friends who had visited much more recently than I, to find my way around.
The Boysenberry Festival is centered in Ghost Town, with almost every corner of the area festooned with boysenberry banners, decorated with oversized boysenberry photo props, or stocked with boysenberry-inspired gifts. 10 food venues serve up a staggering array of boysenberry-spiked food items.
I can't remember the last time I visited Knott's Berry Farm – except to run through it during the annual Coaster Run – and I frankly didn't know what to expect. I had a vague awareness that part of the park was closed for refurbishment, and that one of the big roller coasters was closed for an update, but I'm so far out of the Knott's loop that I'd need a map, and the company of some friends who had visited much more recently than I, to find my way around.
The Boysenberry Festival is centered in Ghost Town, with almost every corner of the area festooned with boysenberry banners, decorated with oversized boysenberry photo props, or stocked with boysenberry-inspired gifts. 10 food venues serve up a staggering array of boysenberry-spiked food items.
Read the rest at MousePlanet
Monday, March 21, 2016
The plants and zombies are setting up shop for their epic showdown!
The plants and zombies are setting up shop for their epic showdown! #PvZArena pic.twitter.com/U7vNMqrdGa
— Carowinds (@Carowinds) March 21, 2016
Zomboss almost has the ZTech facilities prepped for Opening Day! #PvZArena #PvZ pic.twitter.com/sfDm1axADz
— Carowinds (@Carowinds) March 22, 2016
Sunday, March 20, 2016
PREVIEW: Knott’s Boysenberry Festival once again brings tons of tasty treats and fun experiences to Knott’s Berry Farm
Knott’s Boysenberry Festival has been held annually at Knott’s Berry Farm each spring since 2014, but the history of the boysenberry has been tied to the Knott family since the 1930s. This year, the sixteen-day festival will run from March 19th through April 3rd at the popular Buena Park tourist destination that has been operation in some form or another for 75 years.
This week a select group of media had the opportunity to preview the 2016 Boysenberry Festival, and get a look (and taste) of many of its delicious food offerings. Take a look!
Read the rest at InsidetheMagic
This week a select group of media had the opportunity to preview the 2016 Boysenberry Festival, and get a look (and taste) of many of its delicious food offerings. Take a look!
Read the rest at InsidetheMagic
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